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to my daughter. >> major: the "cbs evening news" starts now. good evening, everyone, i'm major garrett in for norah, who as you saw is on assignment. tonight we are surveying the deteriorating situation in the middle east, from the red sea to gaza to iran. this is the bodies of three soldiers killed in jordan prepared to make their way back to the united states. first, israeli special forces disguised as medical workers and civilians storm a hospital in the west bank and killed three suspected militants. and negotiations continue for a cease-fire in the israel-hamas war, and the release of the remaining hostages being held by hamas in gaza. plus, cbs news is over the red sea, with the u.s. navy as it protects american interest in the region, including from attacks by iranian-backed houthi militia. norah is on board the surveillance plane with the commander of u.s. fifth fleet and naval forces central command

as they gather intelligence. but we begin tonight with president biden saying he has decided on the u.s. response to the drum technical post three u.s. service members. the presence as he holds iran responsible but warns that the world does not need a wider conflict in the middle east. cbs's david martin is at the pentagon with the military options and their potential fallout. >> reporter: president biden told reporters he has made up his mind how to retaliate for the drone attack which killed three american soldiers in jordan. >> response to the attack? >> yes >> reporter: in an apparent attempt to head off u.s. air strikes, the iranian-backed militia, the u.s. blames for sunday's deadly attack, announced it was suspending military operations against

american forces. pentagon spokesman responded by noting there have been three more attacks on u.s. troops since the drone strike in jordan. >> i don't think we could be any more clear that we have called on the iranian-proxy groups to stop their attacks. they have not. and so we will respond in a time and manner of our choosing. >> reporter: the u.s. military is rushing additional air defenses to that base in jordan, which officials acknowledge had not been as well protected against drone attack as american troop locations across the border in iraq and syria. sunday was the first time the outpost, known as tower 22, had been attacked. the drone came in low and slow shortly after parts of the air defense system had been taken off-line to allow a returning american drone to land safely. it was not detected in time and hit the sleeping quarters while troops were still in their beds.

officials say plans call for the u.s. to launch a real bombing campaign, not just another round of one and done retaliatory strikes of the kind it has conducted so far. once it begins, the bombing is likely to continue for days. major? >> major: at the pentagon for us, david martin, thank you. tonight, we are learning more about the three soldiers killed in jordan, breonna moffet and kevin kennedy sanders were promoted. spoke about how they remember their daughter beard >> disbelief, shock, anger, i have so many questions. >> reporter: a heartbroken oneid sanders that her daughter, 24-year-old army reserve sergeant kennedy sanders, was set to return home in august and all it had plans to take the next step in her military career. what do you want the world to know about her?

>> that kennedy was full of life. she was a breath of fresh air. she was so likable by so many people. >> reporter: sanders was 1 of 3 service members killed in the attack come along with 23-year-old breonna moffet and 46-year-old william rivers, all army reservist that fort moore georgia. before traveling to florida today, the white house said president biden spoke to all three families separately to extend his condolences and offer his support. >> he made it very personal, and i really felt that he had a sense of compassion for us as a family. >> reporter: the sanders learned today of their daughters proxy must promotion to the rank of sergeant to recognize her courage and sacrifice. >> i really know what that meant to her because she was working toward that promotion. and that was one of the most special moments in this whole encounter, that, you know, coming from the president of the

united states. >> reporter: the bodies of the fallen service members are expected to arrive at dover air force base in delaware on friday. their coffins draped in the american flag. the family say president biden asked if he could join them there, and they all said yes. major? >> major: manuel bojorquez, thank you. the department of defense says iranian-backed houthi militias have attacked or threatened commercial cargo vessels and u.s. navy ships 36 times since november. the most recent attack just three days ago. norah is in the region for "60 minutes" and has a rare firsthand look at how the u.s. military is protecting american interests in the middle east, including the red sea. >> norah: our journey to the red sea started in bahrain, where we boarded ap eight aircraft for a reconnaissance flight. this plane is the u.s. navy's eyes in the sky, and right now they are doing surveillance and reconnaissance. it is all sort of gathering intelligence over the red sea.

how often are these p8s flying over the red sea and houthi territory? >> every day, almost all day every day. >> norah: vice admiral brad cooper is in charge of the naval fleet and central forces command paired their key mission right now defending commercial vessels and protecting navy ships from iranian-backed houthi missiles and drones. >> we have to have this thick layer of defense in place 24/7 and everyone has to be ready 24/7. the good news is the today at the very top of ouring- game, and whether questions about our readiness, there should be no questions. >> norah: but yet the houthis are still able to attack. >> they are able to attack, but it has been diminished. they continue to attack, i think we will diminish their ability to do so. >> norah: the u.s. military has shed on 80 houthi military missiles and drones are these vital shipping lanes that carry 15% of global trade. we are here inside the cockpit, currently cruising at about 23,000 feet, but we are going to

descend to 500 feet above the water to get a very clear picture of what is happening on the red sea. so would you be able to see from a plan like this whether iran is transporting more of those antiship ballistic missiles to yemen? >> this plane clearly plays a role in it. it has played a role in it in virtually every iteration we have had over the fast couple o. this aircraft has played a central role in that process. >> norah: just one capability that makes this a useful asset in the navy's current fight. norah o'donnell, cbs news, over the red sea. >> major: a dramatic raid today, israeli troops disguised as civilian women and medical workers stormed a hospital in the west bank and killed three suspected terrorists. a hospital official says there was no exchange of gunfire. israel says the militants were using the hospital as a hideout and that one militant had been involved in previous attacks. meanwhile, secretary of state had antony blinken set on monday

there is "real hope" for a gaza hostage deal. even so, lengthy multi-nation talks have yet to produce a breakthrough. back here in washington, house republicans are moving toward the impeachment of homeland security secretary alejandro mayorkas. in a dispute over the migrant crisis at the southern border. cbs's nikole killion reports today's impeachment hearing comes as the senate nears a bipartisan deal to tighten border security. >> we cannot allow this man to remain in office any longer. the time for accountability is now. speed through the head of the house homeland security committee said republicans had no other choice but to bring forth articles of impeachment against homeland security secretary alejandro mayorkas, claiming a dereliction of duty at the u.s.-mexico border. >> you don't want solutions. you just want politics. to be >> reporter: democrats accuse the g.o.p.-led panel of having no evidence of high crimes and misdemeanors. >> the sham impeachment of

secretary mayorkas is a baseless political stunt. >> reporter: the articles include willful and systemic refusal to comply with the law and breach of public trust, where they allegedly secretary obstructed congressional oversight and failed to rein in record migrant crossings, which topped 10,000 per day last month. texas congressman tony gonzales represents eagle pass at the epicenter. why you do think the secretaries impeachment is warranted? >> it is very clear that whatever dhs is doing, they need to do something different. >> reporter: mayorkas defended the biden administration's policies, noting has removed, returned, or expelled more migrants in three years than the trump administration. >> i have done all i can do. does give me the power. >> reporter: today, president biden said there is nothing more he can do through executive action and implored congress to pass a border security deal, but house speaker mike johnson reiterated a potential compromise in the senate may be dead on arrival. >> the president can take executive authority immediately,

and he is pretending as though he does not know that. it's outrageous. >> reporter: the white house is criticizing house republicans for threatening to block a potential package while at the same time calling for border fixes. some democrats call it hypocritical, since mayorkas helped craft that deal, and now appears on the verge of potentially impeachment in the house, major. >> major: nikole killion, thank you. prosecutors in michigan today showed jurors police photos from the homes of the teenage gunman who killed four fellow students at oxford high school in 2021. inside, ethan crumbley's messy room, paper targets with bullet holes and an empty whiskey bottle. the case that held a murder weapon purchased as a gift days before the shootings, open and empty on his parents bed. his mother, jennifer crumbley, now on trial for a voluntary manslaughter, told police on the day of the murders that her son had never been in trouble, despite having to be called to school hours earlier to discuss a violent drawing he had made.

she has pleaded not guilty. tonight, we are getting an exclusive come up-close look at the inspections that are being made to alaska airlines fleet of boeing 737 max 9s. the inspections were ordered after a door panel blew off midflight earlier this month. cbs's kris van cleave shows us how these new safety checks work. >> reporter: we are on board in advance alaska airlines 737 max 9 awaiting an inspection. it is our first up-close look at the door panels and bullets now at the center of the ntsb investigation into what went wrong on alaska flight 1282, when one of those door panels, known as a plug, blew out mid-flight earlier this month. jason lai leads alaska's engineering team. >> we are checking for all of the hardware, to make sure they are in place, make sure all of the hardware are tight, we have felt some loose bolts, and we need to document those. >> reporter: how common is that, then, during your inspection? >> more than we would like. there have been quite a few aircraft where we have found the

loose bolts. there has been no aircraft with both missing. >> reporter: is about a 12 hour and processed to inspect one of these door panels. project removed two rows of seats plus all of the cabin interior just to get to the door panel. check the four key bolts that hold this in place, but then there is also 20 pages of measurements that have to happen before that plug can be deemed safe and this airplane put back into service peered when the mas fleet was scattered across the . in hawaii, belize, and the caribbean, tracking effort to get inspected the necessary maintenance checks and aware they needed for passengers. >> it and make sure we had a safe and compliant path forward to operating these planes, so we did take it very slow and steady. >> reporter: bret peyton runs the noc and is also a 737 captain. what is your level of confidence in the max 9 today? >> 100%. i just had a new granddaughter three months ago, my first

granddaughter, and i'd put her on the airplane today. >> reporter: back in the air today, with all eyes on the 737 max 9. kris van cleave, cbs news, seattle. >> major: according to recent studies, the number one cause of mental health issues in teenagers is the negative impact of social media. tomorrow, the ceos of five of the biggest tech companies like meta and tiktok will be on capitol hill to face a grilling on what they are doing to protect children. cbs's jo ling kent examines online dangers that can have fatal consequences. >> this is one of our favorites. >> reporter: for tammy rodriguez come online safety for kids is a matter of life and death. >> selena was wonderful. all you saw was that smile. >> reporter: her 11-year-old daughter, salina, died by suicide after an extreme social media addiction led to expectation by online predators. >> i had no idea that it could get to that. these are all things are hidden in the background. these big tech companies, they

know exactly how to make it work for them and the parents don't know what is going on. >> reporter: the senate judiciary committee has some of the ceos of tiktok, snap, x, meta, and discord to testify on what it says is their failure to protect children online. democratic chair dick durbin and republican ranking member lindsey graham sat down with cbs news for an exclusive joint interview. whose responsibility is it to keep kids safe online? is that the tech companies? is at the parents? >> the parents are fighting a losing battle. parents doing their very best cannot keep up with this technology and these technologies and know my company's have a singular responsibility to police this. >> reporter: the committee's goal, past conference of regulation and amend section 230, a law that shields most tech giants from being sued by users. >> i can't believe that in america in 2024 the largest businesses in the history of mankind, social media, are unregulated. there is not one law on the

books protecting consumers. and you can't sue 'em. >> the fact of the matter is, we are going to do something. >> reporter: ed rodriguez will be watching. why is it important for you to be there for this hearing? >> because we are selena's voice now. that's why. >> reporter: in the lead up to this senate hearing, three tech companies -- snap, meta, and x -- i've issued a flurry of changes and announcements for teenagers. in the meantime, the five tech ceos will sit here tomorrow facing off with senators under oath. major? >> major: jo ling kent, thank you peered a plane crashes at a busy intersection in california. the details next. ♪ ♪

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